A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.87 (ml/mb) was reported 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Friday. Exact location of event, depth 2.92 km, -155.3096667° West, 19.416° North. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/05/18 / 2018-05-04 22:45:37 / May 4, 2018 @ 10:45 pm. The 2.87-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:45:37 / 12:45 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 2.92 km (2 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: hv70116586. Event ids that are associated: hv70116586.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 42 km (26 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kailua, Hōlualoa, Hilo (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy-one, in the last 10 days ninety-nine, in the past 30 days one hundred and one and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 7 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii.
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